Between the Potential Parish and Sports: The Charm of Purwakarta Redevelopment of Parish and Sports · Global Voices

Purwakarta district is one of the administrative regions in West Java Province which is geographically between 107 ° 30 '-107 ° 40' Eastern Longitude and 6 ° 25 '-6 ° 45' South Latitude. This borderline is the West Caredary and Subang district, West Bung Regency and Cianjur in the South, Cardapur District, Cianjur, and Bogor in the West, and West Bongan Regency in the East. In administrative terms, the Purwakarta District consists of 17 honours of 192 villages and dismissal, covering the area of 971.72 square kilometers (BPS, 2024). Geographically, Purwakarta County becomes a potential area, especially in terms of pariety. And that can be seen from the Purwakarta district position which is flanked by industrial areas and so it can be said to be a transit area. That suits Sulityanto dkk. (2024) which states that the potential tourism in Purwakarta County has a great opportunity to develop, one of which is the strategic location of this region that is between two major cities, which is Btuk City and Jakarta City.

In the Purwararta District Rule Number 8 in 2022 on the Purwakarta Redevelopment Plans Plan of the Purwakarta District of 202- 2025, it seems that the tourism appeal and the parification plan in the sphere of the Purwakarta District is well arranged. One example is in the Strategic Area of the Parisair of the Purwakarta District - the Sublime and the Surround. In the region, there are some tourist attractions, from nature to artificial. Sri Bakikan Fountain Park, Pesgehor Park, and Purwakarta Diorama became an example of the artificial tourist attraction, while Panorama Garang Goug, Cuug Tilu, and Narbo Forest It became a natural tourist attraction especially in the central areas of Purwakarta and Jatidua. Hearing the words of Jatidua, there is one dam area in this district that is famous in Indonesia.

The Jatidutan Dam or the Ir Dam H. Djuanda was the largest dam in Indonesia built in 1957 by French contractors, Compagnie François. This dam has a capacity of water up to 12.9 billion cubic meters a year and is known as the first versatile dam in Indonesia, which plays an important role in many sectors such as irrigation, power plants, water supply, and flood control. However, considering the vast potential of resources that the Jatif Dam has, perum Pasa Tirta II developed the region into unified tourism destinations. The management and development of tourist potential in the Jatif Dam area was done specifically by the Parish Division that focused on the optimization of the tourism sector in the region (Wulandari Dkk, 2021). The form of the development of tourism at the Jatif Dam is with the presence of Grama Tirta's tourism.

According to Novita & Firmansyah (2021), in the service of the 2018 Asian Games, the Jatidur Dam was selected as the site of the sports paddle race. This dam's use as an international venue is getting extensive attention, especially from participants who appreciate the state and beauty of the region. This success prompts the local government to take it seriously as a superior tourist destinations as it is judged to have huge tourism potential. The explanation is consistent with the argument of Secretary of the Department of Freshman Sports and Culture (Disporaparbud) Purwakarta District, Mr. Yogi Kus Suprayogi in a Fsig with the CPDS team (16 / 01 / 2025) which reveals that the great sport in Purwakarta District is a paddle, a wrestling or a wrestling site where one of the sports establishment, especially the Saddle.

Image 1. Discuss CPDS Team Together Disporaparbud Purwakarta District

Mr. Yogi Kus Suprayogi has explained that there are still challenges in the world of sportsmanship in Purwakarta district. Although having the superior exercise as described above, sports in Purwakarta County has not been a major interest to the public. Even the performance of the sport has not yet been able to penetrate the top of the state of state and state, including the Provincial Sports Fair. This shows the need for more optimal development and coaching efforts to improve the performance of the sport area.

Image 2. Photo of the Jatidular Dam or the Ir Dam H. Djuanda
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The potential tourism associated with sportsmanship, particularly those who use the Jatif Dam as their place of execution is necessary to be noticed and more developed. Given that public enthusiasm is associated with sportsmanship in unoptimal tourism and tourism context. The potential tourist on the Jatithian reservoir will not evolve without any branding That's good. One branding Purwakarta County's doing it to demonstrate the tourism charm and sport of social media. The utilization of technology and social media by the Purwakarta County Government reflects an adaptation effort towards the development of the age in promoting tourism. Purwakarta's Sampurasun application for national award and the Cypinter system shows government commitment in technology-based travel management. Meanwhile, Instagram account @ urangpurwakarta became an educational and exciting promotional tool for the young.

Finally, as an area of great potential in tourism and sports, the Purwakarta District has an opportunity to continue to expand through cross-sector collaboration and active community participation. The synergy between governments, entrepreneurs, communities and communities is the key to creating sustainable and exclusive ecosystem development. Through integrated cooperation, technological innovation, and public involvement in planning and promotion of tourist or sports activities, Perwakarta can strengthen his identity as a creative, dynamic and competitive area. Thus, collaboration and participation became the essential foundation for its form of Purwakarta as a superior destination that not only attracts tourists, but also arises the spirit of community and development of the region.

Primary Data Reference

Focus Group Discussion (FEMT) Between the CPDS team and Secretary of Secretary of the Department of Retirement Exercise Sports and Cultural Disporaparbud) Purwakarta District dated January 16, 2025

Secondary Data Reference

1. _ (2024). Purwakarta District in the Number 2024. Purwakarta County Statistics Center.
2. Novita, S., & Firmansyah, F. (2021). Dedicating Branding of the Jatidur Regulants Strategy as a Air Exclusive Travel in West Java. Audience Journal, 4(01), 1-27. https: / / doi.org / 10.33633 / ja.v4i01.4235
3. Purwakarta County Government. (2022). Purwakarta District Rule Number 8 Year 2022 About Parrising Parriment Plans Plans of Purwara District Year 2022- 2025.
4. Sulityanto, T. H., Adam, D. Greetings, A. & Supriyadi, B. (2024). Potential and development of tourism in Purwakarta Regence, West Java: A literature review. International Conference of Multidisciplinary Cel:(1), 143-151
5. Wulandari, D. P., Trihayungtyas, E., & Wulandari, W. (2021). The development of the Jatidutan Regulation as the Purwakarta Region's Integrated Travel Area. Journal Engineering Rang, 4(2), 383-397.

Author: Dhefara Hersaning Ditau, S.APA. (Indonesian CPDS researcher)